GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Indiana Wesleyan University men's track and field closed out the 2026 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships on Saturday. The Wildcats finished sixth overall with a total of 30 points, highlighted by an individual national title for Ridge Willard in the pole vault. This marks the highest team finish since 2023. Overall, IWU tallied four All-American finishes and set three new program records.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5
*(Q)=Qualified for finals

• Combined Events
  • Men's Heptathlon
    • Ridge Willard – 15th through four events – 1,986 points
• Track Events
  • Men's Distance Medley Relay (Prelim) – 18th – 10:18.19 (Advance by Protest)
    • Tommy Ott, Zeb Wilson, Shadrach Oduma, and Braden Sweet
• Field Events
  • Men's High Jump (Final)
    • Talan Asay – NH

• Combined Events
  • Men's Heptathlon
    • Ridge Willard – 15^th – 1,986 points
• Track Events
  • Men's 1,000 Meters
    • Braden Sweet – 1^st – 2:25.03 *(Q) (Program Record)??????

• Track Events
  • Men's 1,000 Meters (Final)
    • Braden Sweet – 2^nd – 2:25.55 (All-American)
  • Men's 3,000 Meters (Final)
    • Trenton Sweet – 3^rd – 8:05.15 (All-American, Program Record)
  • Men's 5,000m (Final)
    • Hunter Wasnich – 9^th – 14:37.14
    • Grant Flora – 20^th – 15:23.54
  • Men's Distance Medley Relay (Final) – 3^rd – 9:54.78 (All-American, Program Record)
    • Trenton Sweet, Shadrach Oduma, Zeb Wilson, and Braden Sweet
• Field Events
  • Men's Pole Vault (Final)
    • Ridge Willard – 5.00m (NAIA National Champion)
  • Men's Shot Put
    • Joshua Holder – 10^th – 16.14m

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